Gambia government’s most shameful behavior towards The Fatu Network

The Fatu Network would like to express full disappointment with regard to the Gambia government’s reaction towards the assault of two journalists at the high court in Banjul on Monday.

On Monday July 8, our cameraman Modou Saidy was assaulted by an angry APRC mob as he attempted to film a solidarity gathering organised for Yankuba Touray who stands accused of causing the death of former finance minister Ousman Koro Ceesay in 1995. The other journalist who was attacked by APRC militants is a reporter with Radio France International, Romain Chanson.

On Tuesday July 9, the Gambia government issued a statement but this statement made no mention of the attack our cameraman. The statement, signed by the Gambia government’s spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh, only stopped at addressing Mr Chanson’s case.

We view the government’s behavior as most shameful. It is also our view that this government is not serious about ensuring the safety and security of Gambian journalists.

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The Fatu Network is the leading online news provider in The Gambia. The Fatu Network focuses on the truth, however inconvenient. It reports events from an independent and detached point of view. The Fatu Network owes allegiance to only The Gambia and the voiceless common Gambian man and woman. The need for Gambians to live in a country where the best traditions and ideals of democracy are recognized, appreciated and practiced is what led to the establishment of The Fatu Network. The Fatu Network is hugely committed to principles of justice, individual freedoms and liberties and for the state to defend and protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens and also for the state to create conditions for their political, social, economic and other development. The Fatu Network’s motto is, “Truth then Justice”.